Memorial Day events

Thursday

l Aliquippa Waugaman VFW Post 3577 will host a Memorial Day service Monday at the war memorial in the 1600 block of Main Street. The service begins at 11 a.m.

l Ambridge VFW Post 165 and American Legion Post 341 will conduct a memorial service at 11 a.m. Monday at the War Memorial on 11th Street in Ambridge. At the conclusion of the service, members of both organizations will move to the Ambridge Bridge and toss a wreath into the water in remembrance of U.S. servicemen lost at sea.

l Baden’s parade, hosted by Baden American Legion Post 641, will begin at 10:15 a.m. Monday at Byersdale Field and end at Baden Memorial Library, where a service will be conducted. The American Legion also will conduct memorial services at seven local cemeteries beginning at 7 a.m. Monday.

l The Beaver parade will begin at 10:30 a.m. Monday, proceeding along Third Street to the Beaver Cemetery, where a ceremony will take place. The events are sponsored by the Beaver Area Heritage Foundation.

l The Beaver Falls parade will begin at 10 a.m. Monday down Seventh Avenue to 10th Street and ending at the Sixth Avenue park, where a memorial service will be held. Parade lineup will be at Kelly Hardware, 19th Street and Seventh Avenue.

l Conway’s parade starts at 11 a.m. Monday at Conway Elementary School, following Second Avenue, right on to Fowler Street and right to Third Avenue, ending at the Conway Veterans Memorial.

l The Coraopolis parade will take place at 1:30 p.m. Monday on Fifth Avenue. Traffic patterns will change around 11 a.m.

l Economy will celebrate the first Memorial Day service at its new Veterans Memorial, 1000 Kenneth Campbell Way, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Monday. The event will feature a performance by David DeMarco, whose song “In Awe of You” was featured on the MTV show “Next.” A reception will follow at the municipal building.

l The Ellwood City parade will begin at 10 a.m. Monday with a ceremony on the Fifth Street Bridge. A memorial service will be held at Legion Park after the parade.

l The Freedom parade will start at 9:30 a.m. Monday, and a program at the memorial on Third Avenue will begin at 9:45 a.m. Children ages 12 and younger may participate in a patriotic bicycle-decorating contest by meeting at the magistrate parking lot on Third Avenue by 9 a.m. All riders must wear helmets.

l The Hookstown parade, sponsored by the Hookstown Fire Department and American Legion Post 952, will start at 11 a.m. Monday on Route 168 and proceed to the American Legion, where a service will be held.

l The Hookstown Grange annual Memorial Day Car Cruise will take place from noon to 4 p.m. Monday at the Hookstown Fairgrounds.

l Hopewell Township’s parade, hosted by Hopewell Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8805, will begin at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Hopewell High School. The parade will proceed down Longvue Avenue to Brodhead Road to the memorial at Hopewell Memorial Junior High School by the flagpole. The memorial services will begin at 11 a.m.

l Koppel’s Memorial Day service is planned for 9 a.m. Monday at the Koppel Veterans Memorial Park off Route 18. A procession to the park will begin lining up at 8:30 a.m. at the intersection of Second Avenue and Arthur Street.

l Midland’s observance on Monday will include a 9 a.m. opening ceremony at Veteran’s Pool; 9:30 a.m. memorial service at Cenotaph-Lincoln Park between Midland and Ohio avenues; a 10 a.m. parade beginning at Third Street and Midland Avenue; and a closing ceremony at the municipal building after the parade.

l Monaca’s parade will start at 10:30 a.m. Monday, and a service will be held at the Veterans Park at Sixth Street and Washington Avenue.

l The New Brighton parade will form at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Third Avenue and 15th Street. The parade will begin at 10 a.m., marching north on Third Avenue to Sixth Street, where a service will be held at Townsend Memorial Park. If it rains, services will be in the fire department building across from the park.

l Pittsburgh events: The Carnegie Science Center will host a submarine memorial service on the deck of the USS Requin at 10 a.m. Sunday. The public may watch from the Ohio River shore. Admission to the submarine will be free all day.

Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum’s celebration will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday at 4141 Fifth Ave. in the city’s Oakland section, including free admission to the museum, live entertainment, a patriotic competition and children’s activities.

The Fallen Not Forgotten 2 memorial event for fallen police officers will take place from noon to 9 p.m. Monday at the Station Square amphitheater, with a cost of $10.

l The Rochester parade will take place at 9 a.m. Monday, starting at Rochester Area High School and proceeding to Memorial Park on Brighton Avenue.

l Sewickley area events will start with a flag-retirement ceremony at 6 tonight at Wolcott Park, Broad Street, Sewickley. Music at Riverfront Park, Chadwick Street, will start at 7:30 tonight, and fireworks will go off at 9 p.m.

On Saturday, a memorial service will be conducted aboard the Coast Guard cutter Osage at 10:30 a.m.; the dock is at the end of McKown Road in Glen Osborne.

Sewickley Cemetery’s 150th anniversary celebration will include a Civil War encampment, Mockingbird Theatre Company and Maidens IV Celtic song and dance, noon to 8 p.m. Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.

A memorial service will begin at 10 a.m. Sunday at Church of Grace and Glory at 126 Broad St. in Leetsdale.

The parade will begin at 10 a.m. Monday, traveling down Thorn and Beaver streets in Sewickley, with programs following at Wolcott Park and then at Sewickley Cemetery.

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